TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have acquired forward Corey Perry from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for Tampa Bay’s second-round pick in 2028, Vice President and General Manager Julien BriseBois announced Friday.
Los Angeles will retain 50 percent of Perry’s salary as part of the trade.
Perry, 40, has skated in 50 games with the Kings this season, recording 11 goals and 28 points while averaging 14:19 of time on ice. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound forward has appeared in 1,442 career NHL contests between the Kings, Edmonton Oilers, Chicago Blackhawks, Lightning, Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars and Anaheim Ducks, logging 459 goals and 963 points with 78 game-winning goals.
Perry previously spent two seasons with the Bolts from 2021-23, registering 31 goals and 65 points with 12 power-play tallies over 163 games.
He was a Stanley Cup champion with Anaheim in 2006-07.
The Bolts have lost four straight games since resuming play after the Olympic break. They return to action Saturday night at the Toronto Maple Leafs, with puck drop set for 7 p.m.
